"...A terrifically genial New York City farce....Arquette and Madonna are delights, as is each member of the huge supporting cast..."New York Times "...Endearingly hilarious....DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN is a lark, an exhilarating celebration of people who have the good sense to be in touch with themselves and with each other..."Los Angeles Times Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1985"New York Times "...It's amusing enough stuff, with snappy dialogue..."Total Film "The movie was a vehicle for Rosanna Arquette, but Madonna danced away with it..."Rolling Stone28.84446

"...A terrifically genial New York City farce....Arquette and Madonna are delights, as is each member of the huge supporting cast..."New York Times "...Endearingly hilarious....DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN is a lark, an exhilarating celebration of people who have the good sense to be in touch with themselves and with each other..."Los Angeles Times Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1985"New York Times "...It's amusing enough stuff, with snappy dialogue..."Total Film "The movie was a vehicle for Rosanna Arquette, but Madonna danced away with it..."Rolling Stone28.84446

"...An entertaining tease, with individually arresting sequences that are well acted....Ballhaus's camera takes on an aggressive, willful personality of its own..." New York Times "...A must for serious-minded filmgoers....Uniformly vibrant and interesting [actors]..." Variety "...Sweetly ominous....AFTER HOURS is dazzling movie making....The film is beautifully cast..." Los Angeles Times "Shot speedily at night in guerrilla filmmaking style....[A] wicked black comedy..."USA Today "[T]he closest thing to an Alberto Sordi comedy in recent American cinema..." Sight and Sound28.19655

"...There are quite a few laughs to be had from the deliberately ludicrous and extreme plot reversals, as well as from the spot on playing of the cast..." Variety "...Peet goes the whole nine yards[She] comes into her own here as a comic bombshell..." Rolling Stone "...Peet is offbeat and loveable....[Duncan] balances charisma and menace to perfection..." Total Film "...The real star of YARDS is Amanda Peet....Her smile has the warm wattage of Julia Roberts..."New York Times "...Here is a cast full of actors required to be silly while keeping a straight face....Their belief makes it funny..." Chicago Sun-Times27.95552

"...Pointedly funny essence-of-Hollywood....[An] enticing, motivated cast..." Entertainment Weekly "...The cast is good, particularly Mr. Langella....The production is archly evocative....It does capture the black humor and mournful angst at the heart of the material..." New York Times "...Wagner gives his film a vivid ambience....The film is enlivened by sharp dialogue and a uniformly strong cast. Perkins gives a particularly memorable performance..." Box Office "...This is an elegant, stately film of considerable acrid wit but of even greater compassion and wisdom that glows with polished ensemble performances from a notable cast..." Los Angeles Times27.95552

"Fiendishly funny turns from Griffin Dunne, Christopher Walker and Ileana Douglas..." Rolling Stone "...Dunne is well-cast....Hopper has some wonderful moments....Walken is hilarious..." Variety "...[A] crazily arresting film....Handsomely directed....Mr. Salle is exhilarated by movie making and his actors are having a good time..."New York Times "...Smart and facetious....It's not like anything else out there right now....The mixture of moods keeps you off balance..." Los Angeles Times24.46108